You are driving home late one night from a state-to-state interhospital transport. You are still in the other state driving home at 0200 hours when you come upon a single-vehicle MVC on a deserted stretch of the highway. You stop your ambulance, and you and your partner assess the scene and find out there is only one occupant of the vehicle and that the victim is unresponsive. If you initiate care and transport the patient to a hospital without summoning local EMS or fire, your actions could be considered:
A) illegal.
B) unethical.
C) inappropriate.
D) unnecessary.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Initiating care and transport without involving local EMS or fire services, especially in a different jurisdiction, could be considered illegal due to jurisdictional and legal protocols that dictate emergency response and patient care.

You Are Driving Home Late One Night from a State-To-State